Utility Independence Properties on Overlapping Attributes

Keeney, R.L. (1976). Utility Independence Properties on Overlapping Attributes. IIASA Research Memorandum. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RM-76-006

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Abstract

Given n attributes, it is shown that if two subsets of these attributes overlap and are each utility independent of their respective complements, then their union, intersection, symmetric difference, and two differences are each utility independent of their complements. A chaining theorem using this result indicates how to simplify the assessment of a multiattribute utility function to the maximum extent possible, subject to any specific set of utility independence assumptions.

Item Type: Monograph (IIASA Research Memorandum)
Research Programs: System and Decision Sciences - Core (SDS)
Depositing User: IIASA Import
Date Deposited: 15 Jan 2016 01:43
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2021 17:08
URI: https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/678

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